Simon Brown (cricketer)

Infobox Historic Cricketer


nationality = English
country = England
country abbrev = ENG
name = Simon Brown
picture = Cricket_no_pic.pngbatting style = Right-hand bat
bowling style = Left-arm medium-fast
tests = 1
test runs = 11
test bat avg = 11.00
test 100s/50s = -/-
test top score = 10*
test balls = 198
test wickets = 2
test bowl avg = 69.00
test 5s = -
test 10s = -
test best bowling = 1/60
test catches/stumpings = 1/-
FCs = 159
FC runs = 1796
FC bat avg = 12.05
FC 100s/50s = -/2
FC top score = 69
FC balls = 28735
FC wickets = 550
FC bowl avg = 28.72
FC 5s = 36
FC 10s = 2
FC best bowling = 7/51
FC catches/stumpings = 42/-
debut date = 25 July
debut year = 1996
last date = 25 July
last year = 1996
source = http://content-aus.cricinfo.com/ci/content/player/9269.html

Simon John Emmerson Brown (born June 29, 1969, Cleadon, County Durham) is a former English cricketer who played in one Test in 1996. He was a right-handed batsman and a left-arm fast-medium bowler.

Simon "Smudge" Brown was one of the myriad of left-arm bowlers tried by England during the 1990s. Others included Mark Ilott, Alan Mullally, Mike Smith and Paul Taylor. Like Smith, he was a One-Test Wonder, playing in only a single Test match, which England lost against Pakistan in 1996, and despite taking two wickets, getting Aamir Sohail out cheaply in his first spell, never played for England again.

He remained however a highly regarded bowler on the county circuit.